What is land area in Liberia?

Land area in Liberia was 96,320 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 96,320 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 96,320 sq. km in 1961.

How does Liberia rank for land area?

Liberia ranks 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Liberia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Liberia

Name: Land area in Liberia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Liberia: Land area was 96,320 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

96,320 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

107th

of 216 countries

All-time high

96,320 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

96,320 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Liberia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Liberia is 96,320 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Liberia peaked at 96,320 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 96,320 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Liberia 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	9
1970s	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	10
1980s	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	10
1990s	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	10
2000s	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	10
2010s	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	10
2020s	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	96,320 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Liberia

104 Cuba 103,800 sq. km compare
105 Iceland 100,830 sq. km compare
106 South Korea 97,600 sq. km compare
108 Malawi 94,280 sq. km compare
109 Portugal 91,606 sq. km compare
110 Hungary 91,260 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia

Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Rural population 43.9% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
Rural population 2.52 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 240,000 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 1,068 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 256,200 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Liberia?: Land area in Liberia was 96,320 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 96,320 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 96,320 sq. km in 1961.
How does Liberia rank for land area?: Liberia ranks 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Liberia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.